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Re: Sarah Palin: Paul Revere's Ride to Protect the Second Amendment

Originally Posted by apdst

Show us where she says, "getting stopped by the British was part of the plan". in advance

Palin, a paid Fox News contributor, told "Fox News Sunday" that she was correct. She says there were British soldiers in the area for years before Revere's legendary ride, and that he was warning them, as well as his fellow colonists.

"Part of his ride was to warn the British that were already there that 'hey, you're not going to take American arms, you are not going to beat our own well-armed persons individual private militia that we have.'"

She blamed her previous answer on the media, saying it was a "gotcha question." [/i]

Re: Sarah Palin: Paul Revere's Ride to Protect the Second Amendment

This is an exact transcription of what she said:

"He who warned, uh, the - the British that they weren’t going to be taking away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells and, and um, making sure as he’s riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be secure and we were going to be free and we were going to be armed."

Re: Sarah Palin: Paul Revere's Ride to Protect the Second Amendment

Originally Posted by apdst

I'm not trying to change their minds, brother. I'm just giving them all the slack they need to hang themselves with.

They'll never hang themselves... they're in denial. Polarized denial. It's clinical... Just like you can't convince the guy who's in the mental institution he's NOT Julius Ceasar. Even when you prove it to him he still won't believe you.

Re: Sarah Palin: Paul Revere's Ride to Protect the Second Amendment

Originally Posted by Ockham

They'll never hang themselves... they're in denial. Polarized denial. It's clinical... Just like you can't convince the guy who's in the mental institution he's NOT Julius Ceasar. Even when you prove it to him he still won't believe you.

It's an ironic statement to make. When if fact her words are out there for all to see. She is not 100% correct in her statement, as it was not an intended purpose of Revere's mission to warn the British. I don't know, it's there to see. You can pretend it's not, but it doesn't change reality. More so than her slip up; I find fascinating the blind and rabid defense in the face of measured reality.

You know the time is right to take control, we gotta take offense against the status quo

Originally Posted by A. de Tocqueville

"I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in which we live I am ready to worship it."

Re: Sarah Palin: Paul Revere's Ride to Protect the Second Amendment

Originally Posted by BDBoop

This is an exact transcription of what she said:

"He who warned, uh, the - the British that they weren’t going to be taking away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells and, and um, making sure as he’s riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be secure and we were going to be free and we were going to be armed."

This video leaves off the bold bit, but she did say it.

I hate it for ya, but even with a poor delivery, she nailed it.

Let's break it down:

"He who warned, uh, the - the British that they weren’t going to be taking away our arms,

During his ride, he was detained by a British detachment and he did, in fact, warn them against trying to tangle with the colonist militia.

uh, by ringing those bells and, and um, making sure as he’s riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be secure and we were going to be free and we were going to be armed."

He was reminding the locals to ring the church bells and fire rifle shots in the air, as part of the predesignated warnings. Bells were ringing and warning shots were being fired all over the countryside by this time.

Re: Sarah Palin: Paul Revere's Ride to Protect the Second Amendment

Originally Posted by Ockham

They'll never hang themselves... they're in denial. Polarized denial. It's clinical... Just like you can't convince the guy who's in the mental institution he's NOT Julius Ceasar. Even when you prove it to him he still won't believe you.

Yeah, but there are few out there that are worth saving and it's or duty as Americans to stand in the gap, for them.

Re: Sarah Palin: Paul Revere's Ride to Protect the Second Amendment

Originally Posted by apdst

She was proven right with primary source documentation, in the form of a letter written by Paul Revere, himself. Sorry, but that's a black jack, in this card game.

She isn't 100% right.... The only way you can make it seem like she is, is if she slice and dice her quotes and ignore it all as a whole. she was lost. She was wrong, and she's a human. Some humans freeze up and don't say the brightest things under pressure. It doesn't ALWAYS mean the person is stupid.